[olug] linux streaming servers

[Tim - DZ]

It's pretty easy to set up...

http://www.shoutcast.com/

http://www.shoutcast.com/support/docs/

What is SHOUTcast?


SHOUTcast is a free-of-charge audio homesteading solution. It permits
anyone on the internet to broadcast audio from their PC to listeners
across the Internet or any other IP-based network (Office LANs, college
campuses, etc.).

SHOUTcast's underlying technology for audio delivery is MPEG Layer 3,
also known as MP3 technology. The SHOUTcast system can deliver audio in
a live situation, or can deliver audio on-demand for archived
broadcasts. 


There are also a number of variants like icecast
(http://www.icecast.org/) floating around.



-t









-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
Ryan Stille
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 9:54 AM
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: [olug] linux streaming servers


I'm starting to look into options to offer audio or video streaming from
our web portal software written in ColdFusion.  Has any had experience
with seting up streaming servers on linux?

I'm not sure why a server is even necessary.  Most players can start
playing an .mp3 file or .mov file or whatever right away, you don't have
to download the whole file first.  Is a streaming server only necessary
when you want people to be able to view/hear live content?

I've started to do a little research.  It seems there is an open source
product called Shoutcast, or at least a product that uses a protocol
called Shoutcast.  Ever used this?  I did a search for some Shoutcast
content, and found a radio station that offered it.  Winamp popped up
and started playing the stream right away.  

We will need something that is easy for people to use.  Do you think
most people have Winamp installed on their computer?

Thanks for any input.
-Ryan

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